Porsche 911 GT3 R news - Yet another new 911 - 2010

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If you think you’ve seen this car before, don’t worry, you haven’t. We think. This is Porsche’s new 911 GT3 R
out-of-the-box racer.

It succeeds the 911 GT3 Cup S as Porsche’s
competition car for the (rich) people and is an evolution of the 911 Cup we
showed you a few weeks’ back. Like we said, déjà vu.

Anyway, it’s a lightweight (1,200kg),
stripped-out special based on FIA GT3 regulations with a 480bhp, 4.0-litre engine.

It’s designed with a series of driver aids
to help out the amateur racer, including an electronic throttle that blips on
the down-change, anti-lock brakes, traction control and a front-wheel-drive
hatchback that’s less likely to drag a novice backwards into the gravel trap.
That last bit’s not true.

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